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edulcorate

American  
[ih-duhl-kuh-reyt] / ɪˈdʌl kəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
edulcorated, edulcorating

  1. to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.

edulcorate British  
/ ɪˈdʌlkəˌreɪt /

verb

  1. (tr) to free from soluble impurities by washing

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Origin of edulcorate

1800–10; < New Latin ēdulcorātus, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + Late Latin dulcorātus sweetened (past participle of dulcorāre ), equivalent to Latin dulcor sweetness ( dulc ( is ) sweet + -or -or 1 ) + -ātus -ate 1

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Edulcorate, ē-dul′kō-rāt, v.t. to sweeten: to free from acids, &c.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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